Yarm stockbroker fell to death after prank investigation launched

A high-flying City stockbroker fell to his death from a rooftop restaurant after his employers began an investigation over allegations he posted a prank message on a financial website, an inquest heard today.

A high-flying City stockbroker fell to his death from a rooftop restaurant after his employers began an investigation over allegations he posted a prank message on a financial website, an inquest heard today.

Oxford graduate Anjool Malde, from Yarm, was just days short of his 25th birthday when he fell to the ground outside No 1 Poultry on Sunday, July 5, last year.

He had been asked to leave his work at Deutsche Bank early on Friday afternoon after managers suspended his Bloomberg account and confiscated his personal computer.

City of London Coroner’s Court heard Mr Malde was being investigated over an allegation he posted a prank comment on a financial careers website pretending to be somebody else.

When questioned over the incident Mr Malde denied any involvement, the inquest heard.